The Season 1 finale of Smash was FULL of Broadway style drama - from Ivy being a bigger stage wench than ever before to Karen finding out said wench slept with her fiance! Ugh.

But karma worked out well for our blondies last night… despite some hesitation from Eileen and Julia, the role of Marilyn Monroe went to Karen!!

SHOCKER!!!

And even though she was super bummed about her first-world life problems, hottie Derek came to the rescue with this genius line:

Art isn't therapy. We're not here to work out our personal problems. We're here to take those problems and completely exploit them to hell with how much we hurt. Actually the more we hurt, the better…You've always had so much of [Marilyn] at your fingertips, and now you have the heartbreak.

Smash is a wonderful show,I'm sad that it's over can't wait for it to come back next season,Kat Mc Phee is the perfect Marilyn,and the song Don't Forget Me is outstanding. katherine Mc Phee is a star.I think Marilyn will be Marilyn a hundred years from now.She will live forever.

Katharine was superb in Smash, beautifully underplaying her role amidst a sea of overacting Broadway stars. She seemed like a real person, instead of an eyebrow-twitching caricature trying to signal emotion to the 150th row of the theater.

Her performances of "Stand" and "Don't Forget Me" were highlights of the season, together with Megan Hilty's absolutely brilliant rendition of "Second Hand White Baby Grand".

In addition to McPhee, I thought that Megan Hilty adapted very well to the TV screen after a lengthy period of Broadway stardom. Although she's a bit too round and bottom-heavy to make a credible Marilyn, she's a presence to be reckoned with as an actress and singer.

And Jack Davenport's chemistry with McPhee was, well, palpable throughout. Leslie Odoms, Jr. really stood out in his acting, and his one brief chance to sing with McPhee.

JiminNashville your comments were so far off the mark I felt obliged to comment.

1. Megan is not too round heavy AT ALL. She has a beautiful figure.
2. Even if she was too bottom heavy that would not be a deciding factor for her not to play Marylin. If you were a true Marilyn fan you would know she isn't some insect but was in fact a size 10-12 when REAL women were celebrated.

On a lighter note that finale was spectacular and I absolutely loved the show. I think Derik is right in that Karen has something Ivy doesn't..that and she is a lovely girl. Can't wait for all the talent next season!

Shane Redway -- a Canadian rapper and close friend of Drake's -- was killed early Saturday morning in a car crash. He was just 26 years old.

Redway and two others were killed when their car lost control, struck a guardrail and burst into flames. The crash occurred around 4am outside Pearson International Airport in Toronto. It's unclear who was behind the wheel. Police are investigating the crash.

Drake took to Instagram to remember Redway, posting two different tributes.